#42C3AF#42C3AF

#42C3AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.115 H 180.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42C3AF
RGB	rgb(66, 195, 175)
HSL	hsl(171, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(171, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 0%, 10.3%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.74, -39.69, -0.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.74, 39.70, 180.34°)
OKLab	oklab(74.2% -0.1152 -0.0013)
OKLCH	oklch(74.2% 0.115 180.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.4961, 43.2803, 47.3486)
Luminance	0.4328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42C3AF #C34256

analogous

#42C36E #42C3AF #4296C3

triadic

#42C3AF #AF42C3 #C3AF42

tetradic

#42C3AF #6E42C3 #C34256 #96C342

square

#42C3AF #6E42C3 #C34256 #96C342

split-complementary

#42C3AF #C34296 #C36E42

monochromatic

#21695E #309888 #42C3AF #70D2C3 #9FE0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.17

#42C3AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.66

#42C3AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42C3AF

9.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42C3AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42C3AF	1.00	2.17	9.66	9.66
#FFFFFF	2.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BBB8AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A8AAB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C6BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42c3af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 195, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.115 180.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86d6c6',
    500: '#42c3af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42c3af;
$custom-light: #86d6c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42c3af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 195,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.698,
    "s": 51.807,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74199,
    "c": 0.11525,
    "h": 180.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.43284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42C3AF

secondary

#CD949D

accent

#4D63DB

background

#F8FDFC

surface

#F0FAF8

border

#CBD3D1

text

#0C1413

muted

#7D8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #42C3AF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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